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The Secret War on Terror reveals the astonishing inside story of the intelligence war which has been fought against Al Qaeda over the last decade since 9/11.

With unparalleled access to Western intelligence and law enforcement agencies and with a host of exclusive interviews with those who have been at the sharp end of fighting the terrorists - from the CIA and the FBI to MI5 - Peter Taylor asks whether, with the death of Osama Bin Laden, there is any end in sight and whether we are any safer from attack. The series includes the first ever television interview with the former director general of MI5, Baroness Manningham-Buller, and an extensive interview with the recent director of the CIA, General Michael Hayden.

This episode looks at how the West became involved in abductions, secret prisons and even torture and how the intelligence services successfully disrupt major terrorist plots.

Last on

Wed 31 Aug 2011 23:50 BBC Two only on Northern Ireland

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Credits

Series Producer
Mike Rudin
Reporter
Peter Taylor
Executive Producer
Sam Bagnall

Broadcasts

  • Mon 14 Mar 2011 21:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

  • Wed 31 Aug 2011 23:20 BBC Two only on England, Scotland, Wales

  • Wed 31 Aug 2011 23:50 BBC Two only on Northern Ireland

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